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3232Bozell: Rescission Package Is Fiscally Responsible, But Will Do Little To Excite The Basehttps://foramerica.org/2018/05/trump/bozell-rescission-package-fiscally-responsible-will-little-excite-base/
https://foramerica.org/2018/05/trump/bozell-rescission-package-fiscally-responsible-will-little-excite-base/#respondTue, 08 May 2018 20:37:02 +0000https://foramerica.org/?p=23112ForAmerica Chairman L. Brent Bozell released the following statement on the White House's plan to request a rescission package from Congress in an effort to return $15 billion in unused federal spending to taxpayers.

“The requested rescission package, while fiscally responsible policy, will do little to excite the conservative base who is still reeling from the $1.3 trillion omnibus signed in March.

“Coincidentally, Speaker-hopeful Rep. Kevin McCarthy reportedly is steering this rescission ship. If he wants to be Speaker of the House, this is an interesting test of his leadership capabilities. If McCarthy can’t get a bill to slash a meager $15 billion through a Republican-controlled Congress and get it onto the President’s desk, then he shouldn’t be considered for Speaker of the House.

“Whether or not a rescission bill gets passed, taking a few scraps off the books does not qualify Republicans as good stewards of taxpayer money. The Republican majority in Congress just passed the single most bloated, irresponsible omnibus in history. Federal spending last year was almost four trillion dollars, and Republicans still immorally fund Planned Parenthood, so they can continue to slaughter unborn babies.

“Rescission packages are better than nothing, but wasteful and immoral spending must be eliminated in the next spending bill.”

]]>I have no appetite for anyone in the current House Leadership to get the Speaker’s role. No offense to McCarthy or Scalise but these guys haven’t accomplished much at all in their current posts. They’re going to try and blame Ryan, which is nonsense, and frankly unbecoming. I want someone who wants the Speaker’s gig. Ryan didn’t and it showed from Day One.

FLASHBACK- Paul Ryan in 2014 in San Antonio. Does Paul Ryan want to be speaker? “No he doesn’t” https://t.co/4EolDR5q3d

McCarthy and Scalise want it, obviously, but the lack of conservative policy success under their direction makes them non-starters. Give me some fresh faces and a new approach.

Ryan should drop the Speaker’s gavel and Republicans should consider hiring a documentary film crew to tape the Speaker’s race negotiations. Do it like HBO’s ‘Hard Knocks.’ It would be must-see TV and would box out any attention Democrats crave.

And here’s here’s an easy test: Let’s say Ryan rides this out and the Senate dumps another bad spending bill on the House’s lap. If either McCarthy or Scalise go for that, forget them as options for Speaker.

As your Member of Congress courts your vote this year, demand that they pledge not to vote for anyone in current Leadership for Speaker. Because they’ve all failed us.

Rep. Jim Jordan (Photo: Aaron P. Bernstein, Getty Images)

I think a Jim Jordan type would be terrific, but he has to prove he has a plan, just like anyone else. It’s time for base voters to play hard to get.

There are options to replace Ryan who are laying low in the hopes they’re ‘drafted.’ I disagree. It’s too cute by half. If you want to be Speaker, prove that you want it, prove that you’re going to succeed.

]]>https://foramerica.org/2018/04/blog/gop-leadership/speakers-race-current-house-leadership-need-not-apply/feed/0Republicans Suffering Death By A Thousand Cuts With Spending Billhttps://foramerica.org/2018/03/blog/congress/republicans-suffering-death-thousand-cuts-spending-bill/
https://foramerica.org/2018/03/blog/congress/republicans-suffering-death-thousand-cuts-spending-bill/#respondTue, 20 Mar 2018 17:01:41 +0000https://foramerica.org/?p=22889If the GOP is serious about winning in the midterms, they need to give voters a reason why they should win. Repeatedly buckling on immigration, Planned Parenthood, healthcare and just about everything else is not the way to do it.

Do Republicans even give a damn about winning elections? It’s absurd I have to ask this question.

Right now, a Republican-controlled Congress is trying to spend trillions under the cover of darkness in the form of the latest omnibus spending bill. Remember this is the GOP—the supposed party of fiscal responsibility. Also remember, Congress’ primary constitutionally mandated responsibility is to be stewards of taxpayer dollars, a message Republicans should absolutely own.

So why vote GOP at all? Why should any Republican be remotely surprised if the base isn’t excited about sending any of them back to Congress?

In the same moment Democrats are hoping for a “blue wave” in the midterms, Republicans are busy giving liberals exactly what they want at every turn while giving its own base nothing. At a time when Republicans should be pinning Democrats on their heels, Republicans capitulate.

Republicans have to go on offense. They have to give people a reason to vote for them. There is absolutely nothing preventing Republicans from taking the lead on key themes and issues—immigration, Obamacare, Planned Parenthood—just name the battle.

But what do they do instead? They talk only about tax cuts and the mere fact that they aren’t Democrats.

Sorry, but “I’m not Nancy Pelosi” is not going to cut it in the midterms.

This isn’t 2012. Republicans controlled all three branches coming out of 2016 and conservatives still don’t have much to show for it. 2018 can’t be about tax cuts alone. The midterms will be won or lost primarily on whose base turns out. If Republicans cannot energize their base, they will stay home and Democrats win. If Republicans give Democrats everything they want, the base stays home and Democrats win.

And Republicans will be sent home.

Also, merely saying you’re “not a Democrat” doesn’t work well when too many Republicans voting records actually look far more like Pelosi’s than they should.

Going on offense will also be necessary to effectively combat the left. Republicans will need to stay one step ahead of Democrats at all times.

Some chatter on CapHill that if Pelosi were to exit (& this is just a theory), she would time her exit after GOPers bought ad time & burned $ campaigning against her. Sober GOPers know a Pelosi exit is bad for them as it robs them of a foil.

Obviously this is just a theory, but Democrats will definitely do anything they can to leverage Republicans against themselves—as Republicans continue to do everything they can to work against themselves and their conservative base.

If the GOP is serious about winning in the midterms, they need to give voters a reason why they should win. Repeatedly buckling on immigration, Planned Parenthood, healthcare and just about everything else is not the way to do it.

Passing a $1.2 trillion omnibus spending package in secret—the biggest bill of the year—is not the way to do it either.

The GOP won in 2016 because voters wanted a conservative agenda fought for and passed. Republicans prospects in 2018 will be a referendum on their ability—or ongoing pathetic inability—to get the job done.

]]>https://foramerica.org/2018/03/blog/congress/republicans-suffering-death-thousand-cuts-spending-bill/feed/0L. Brent Bozell Blasts “Crony Republicans” Supporting the Internet Sales Taxhttps://foramerica.org/2018/03/blog/l-brent-bozell-blasts-crony-republicans-supporting-internet-sales-tax/
https://foramerica.org/2018/03/blog/l-brent-bozell-blasts-crony-republicans-supporting-internet-sales-tax/#respondFri, 16 Mar 2018 17:09:56 +0000https://foramerica.org/?p=22877House Republicans who support internet sales tax are making one truth painfully clear to their constituents and base: their intention is not to serve them, but to serve the cronyism and Swamp in Washington.

(RESTON, VA) – As House Republicans consider attaching legislation to an omnibus that would allow states to collect sales tax from remote online retailers, ForAmerica Chairman L. Brent Bozell released the following statement:

“Republicans are losing in districts they won in landslides two years ago. Republicans are supposed to be the party to loosen government’s grip on small businesses trying to compete in the free market. Increasingly voters are seeing no difference between the two parties. If Republicans go with internet sales tax, we predict that beyond a shadow of a doubt they will lose their majority in November. This will be the last straw.

“Republicans were entrusted with full control of the government by the voters who elected them. House Republicans who support internet sales tax are making one truth painfully clear to their constituents and base: their intention is not to serve them, but to serve the cronyism and Swamp in Washington. Voters will not forgive these crony Republicans come November.”

About ForAmerica

The New York Times called ForAmerica “One of the great unexpected influences of the [2016 Presidential] election.”

ForAmerica is an award-winning, national grassroots organization whose mission is to use social media to reinvigorate the public with the principles of American exceptionalism: freedom, prosperity and virtue, be it in its educational efforts, the support of legislation or the support of public policy.

By virtually any statistical measure, the ForAmerica community is one of the largest voices on the right, led by our over 9 million members who engage on our various social media platforms.

]]>https://foramerica.org/2018/03/blog/l-brent-bozell-blasts-crony-republicans-supporting-internet-sales-tax/feed/0Republicans IN Congress are to Blame for Republican Losseshttps://foramerica.org/2018/03/blog/republicans-congress-blame-republican-losses/
https://foramerica.org/2018/03/blog/republicans-congress-blame-republican-losses/#respondWed, 14 Mar 2018 20:14:52 +0000https://foramerica.org/?p=22872Rick Saccone’s loss, and any future Republican House losses, should be firmly blamed on the current GOP Congress and its unwillingness to change the status quo on Capitol Hill. There is precious little that differentiates a Republican in Congress from a Democrat in Congress. One party spends like drunken sailors; refuses to support the President’s

]]>Rick Saccone’s loss, and any future Republican House losses, should be firmly blamed on the current GOP Congress and its unwillingness to change the status quo on Capitol Hill. There is precious little that differentiates a Republican in Congress from a Democrat in Congress. One party spends like drunken sailors; refuses to support the President’s border wall; will not, under any circumstances, codify the President’s Executive Orders and rule-making into law; and supports endless taxpayer-funding of abortion, sanctuary cities, and insurance company bailouts. The other party is led by Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi.

Whereas President Trump unapologetically fights on behalf of his base, the GOP Leadership’s instinct in every major inflection point, in every policy battle, is to give Democrats, “everything they want,” as Speaker Ryan proclaimed the GOP was doing during the budget negotiations this past winter. Whereas Trump relentlessly communicates his positions directly to the American people using the (free) social media tools at his disposal, the GOP Congressional campaign arms waste millions of dollars in ineffective, unpersuasive advertising that fails to mask Congress’s own lackluster performance.

Congressional Republicans are wasting away this once-in-a-lifetime governing opportunity, failing to fulfill years of campaign promises with their dithering. Most Republicans foolishly expect to remain in power because their name isn’t ‘Nancy,’ but newsflash: we’re not in 2012 anymore and voters want results, not rhetoric. Meanwhile, Democrats are on fire and on offense, ready to pounce on the next GOP cave. Republican losses will continue to pile up so long as Republicans in Congress keep failing.

]]>https://foramerica.org/2018/03/blog/republicans-congress-blame-republican-losses/feed/0ForAmerica President David Bozell Endorses Jeanne Ives For IL Governorhttps://foramerica.org/2018/03/blog/foramerica-president-david-bozell-endorses-jeanne-ives-il-governor/
https://foramerica.org/2018/03/blog/foramerica-president-david-bozell-endorses-jeanne-ives-il-governor/#respondThu, 08 Mar 2018 21:48:18 +0000https://foramerica.org/?p=22846"Republicans need fighters, and Jeanne is one of the best. Everyone from pro-abortionists to milquetoast Republicans have gone after her, and yet the harder they push, the harder she pushes back."

ForAmerica President David Bozell Endorses

Jeanne Ives for Illinois Governor

(CLIFTON, VA) David Bozell, President of ForAmerica, released the following endorsement of Jeanne Ives in the 2018 Illinois Gubernatorial race:

“I am honored to endorse Jeanne Ives in the Illinois governor’s race. Since day one in the statehouse, Jeanne has been a rock-solid conservative who never backs down from anyone—especially the Establishment.

Republicans need fighters, and Jeanne is one of the best. Everyone from pro-abortionists to milquetoast Republicans have gone after her, and yet the harder they push, the harder she pushes back.

Name the issue: Cutting government, protecting the Second Amendment, education, standing up for the unborn, dealing with illegal immigration–Jeanne has never pulled any punches or compromised her principles. Some say that makes her a ‘firebrand.’ I say it means she believes in doing what’s right.

Illinois deserves a leader who is pro-active and more interested in getting things done than playing political games. Jeanne has proven throughout her career that she can deliver.

Jeanne is exactly the kind of conservative leader Republicans need and would be the kind of governor Illinoisans’ deserve. I’m proud to lend her my support.”

ForAmerica President David Bozell Endorses

Michael Cloud for Congress

(CLIFTON, VA) — David Bozell, President of the conservative grassroots group ForAmerica, released the following endorsement of Michael Cloud, candidate for Congress in the Texas-27 Republican primary election:

It is an honor to endorse Michael Cloud to represent Texas’ 27th District. As the County Chair for the Victoria Republican Party and a state GOP leader for many years, he has grown the party by hammering home a consistent conservative message. As a small business owner, Michael understands why entrepreneurs—the people who actually create jobs—should be allowed to succeed free of an overbearing federal government that is constantly trying to tie their hands.

Michael also isn’t afraid to stand up to his own party’s establishment, something sorely needed in Washington today. Name the issue—spending and debt, the Second Amendment, border security, religious liberty, family values, national defense, healthcare—while we can expect GOP leadership to compromise on each, you can also count on Michael to hold the line.

We need more heavy-hitters in Washington, and Michael has always proven himself to be a principled conservative more interested in results than political games. I’m proud to support him, and Texans in the 27th District couldn’t ask for a better candidate to represent them and their values.

AboutForAmerica

The New York Times called ForAmerica “One of the great unexpected influences of the [2016 Presidential] election.”

ForAmerica is an award-winning, national grassroots organization whose mission is to use social media to reinvigorate the public with the principles of American exceptionalism: freedom, prosperity and virtue, be it in its educational efforts, the support of legislation or the support of public policy.

By virtually any statistical measure, the ForAmerica community is one of the largest voices on the right, led by our over 9 million members who engage on our various social media platforms.

]]>https://foramerica.org/2018/02/blog/conservative-candidates/foramerica-president-david-bozell-endorses-michael-cloud-congress/feed/0ForAmerica President David Bozell Endorses Van Taylor For Congresshttps://foramerica.org/2018/02/blog/conservative-candidates/foramerica-president-david-bozell-endorses-van-taylor-congress/
https://foramerica.org/2018/02/blog/conservative-candidates/foramerica-president-david-bozell-endorses-van-taylor-congress/#respondTue, 27 Feb 2018 16:03:24 +0000https://foramerica.org/?p=22797"Texas-03 voters will be proud to call Van Taylor their congressman, and I'm proud to support him."

ForAmerica President David Bozell Endorses

Van Taylor for Congress

(CLIFTON, VA) — David Bozell, President of the conservative grassroots group ForAmerica, released the following endorsement of Van Taylor, candidate for Congress in the Texas-03 Republican primary election:

I am honored to endorse Van Taylor in the Texas-03 Congressional District GOP primary race. As a decorated veteran and successful businessman, Van is a mission-focused patriot who fights for conservative solutions and the right to life.

Washington needs heavy-hitters with first-hand experience fighting for the issues voters care about. Van has served at the U.S./Mexico border, fought on battlefields against foreign enemies, competed in the private sector, earned a 100% pro-life rating, and fought against Obamacare’s infringement and expansion while in the Texas State Legislature.

Texas-03 voters will be proud to call Van Taylor their congressman, and I’m proud to support him.”

AboutForAmerica

The New York Times called ForAmerica “One of the great unexpected influences of the [2016 Presidential] election.”

ForAmerica is an award-winning, national grassroots organization whose mission is to use social media to reinvigorate the public with the principles of American exceptionalism: freedom, prosperity and virtue, be it in its educational efforts, the support of legislation or the support of public policy.

By virtually any statistical measure, the ForAmerica community is one of the largest voices on the right, led by our over 9 million members who engage on our various social media platforms.

]]>https://foramerica.org/2018/02/blog/conservative-candidates/foramerica-president-david-bozell-endorses-van-taylor-congress/feed/0ForAmerica President David Bozell Endorses Rick Saccone For Congresshttps://foramerica.org/2018/02/blog/conservative-candidates/foramerica-president-david-bozell-endorses-rick-saccone-congress/
https://foramerica.org/2018/02/blog/conservative-candidates/foramerica-president-david-bozell-endorses-rick-saccone-congress/#respondSat, 24 Feb 2018 17:48:49 +0000https://foramerica.org/?p=22783"Name the battle—Second Amendment, rolling back regulations, pro-life, cutting spending, border security, strengthening the military—Rick has always been a full spectrum conservative, and will be so in Congress on all of these issues and more."

ForAmerica President David Bozell Endorses

Rick Saccone for Congress

(CLIFTON, VA) — David Bozell, President of the conservative grassroots group ForAmerica, released the following endorsement of Rick Saccone, candidate for Congress in the PA-18 District Special Election:

I am honored to endorse Rick Saccone in the Pennsylvania-18 Congressional District Special Election. Rick has been a conservative’s conservative since day one in Pennsylvania’s statehouse, and is precisely the kind of take-no-prisoners Republican we need in Washington right now who will stand up to an Establishment that is always eager to buckle at every turn.

Unlike so many others, Rick doesn’t compromise. Name the battle—Second Amendment, rolling back regulations, pro-life, cutting spending, border security, strengthening the military—Rick has always been a full spectrum conservative, and will be so in Congress on all of these issues and more.

Like every district in America, Pennsylvania’s 18th deserves a proven workhorse, who is trustworthy, pro-active and always looking out for his constituents first, not just in office to play political games.

We need heavy-hitters in Washington, and Rick has proven throughout his career that he can deliver. I’m proud to support him and Pennsylvania 18 voters should be too.

AboutForAmerica

The New York Times called ForAmerica “One of the great unexpected influences of the [2016 Presidential] election.”

ForAmerica is an award-winning, national grassroots organization whose mission is to use social media to reinvigorate the public with the principles of American exceptionalism: freedom, prosperity and virtue, be it in its educational efforts, the support of legislation or the support of public policy.

By virtually any statistical measure, the ForAmerica community is one of the largest voices on the right, led by our over 9 million members who engage on our various social media platforms.

]]>https://foramerica.org/2018/02/blog/conservative-candidates/foramerica-president-david-bozell-endorses-rick-saccone-congress/feed/0Republicans Have Ruined Their Brand, And It Could Ruin Their 2018 Chanceshttps://foramerica.org/2018/02/blog/republicans-ruined-brand-ruin-2018-chances/
https://foramerica.org/2018/02/blog/republicans-ruined-brand-ruin-2018-chances/#respondMon, 12 Feb 2018 16:30:11 +0000https://foramerica.org/?p=22745If and when they lose the majority, Republicans will have only themselves the blame.

]]>Spending is one critical thing that should distinguish an allegedly conservative Republican Party from Democrats.

Now on spending, Republicans are worse than the Democrats.

We’ve seen this before.

Republicans made the same mistake during the second Bush presidency, spending like drunken sailors. They also made the same mistake in 2012—giving Obama everything he wanted, thinking he would never be reelected, and then Mitt Romney would swoop into the White House and reverse it all.

Now, here we are again. They think there’s no way voters would put Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer in charge.

Think again.

Because that’s a very real possibility we are once again facing because the GOP Congress violates the public’s trust.

2018 looks darker every day, and Congressional Republicans are solely to blame.

Despite all the spinning that goes on in Washington, Republicans in Congress have one major accomplishment: They completely ruined their brand.

Aren’t Republicans the pro-life party? Aren’t they in charge of Congress?

These were supposed to be easy wins.Republicans failed miserably.

In fact, the most socially conservative Republican in Washington right now is Donald Trump.

Let that one sink in.

The GOP has also blown it on spending. Sure they crow about a corporate tax rate reduction, but then they turn around and saddle taxpayers with ballooning debt and deficits.

The budget “deal” they just passed spends more than any of Obama’s budgets.

Let that sink in.

How many of these Republicans campaigned as deficit hawks? It’s like the Tea Party never happened.

Republicans have now completelyboxed themselves into a corner.In addition to failing on social issues and fiscal responsibility, they didn’t repeal Obamacare (yes, they’ve ditched the individual mandate, but that’s just one part of this monstrosity). Instead, Republicans bailed out the insurance companies—which is exactly what Obama did.

So besides mimicking Obama—what’s next?

If the GOPsells out their base on immigration, voters will stay home, Democrats will regain control of Congress, the tax cuts will be tax increases, and Judge Gorsuch will be the last constitutional justice we will see confirmed during the Trump Administration.

Voters want you to deliver on your promises.

Republicans ran on six primary issues in the last election:

1. Enacting tax cuts

2. Cutting spending

3. Appointing conservative judges

4. Repealing Obamacare

5. Fixing immigration/strengthening border security

6. Protecting the unborn

Congress has only delivered on two of these promises — tax cuts and judges.

The spending bill was an immoral betrayal to voters and our children. Funding and building the wall and strengthening security at the border may not be enough to save the GOP majority, but it’s the only card they have left to play.